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Post by scholargal on Sept 12, 2007 13:08:54 GMT -5
I'm currently reading a sci-fi series. I blame my husband for handing me a book in early July and saying, "Read this" ;D
Dune by Frank Herbert
I read the six classic Dune novels (written before Frank Herbert's death in 1986), then I read Hunters of Dune. Now I'm working on the Legends of Dune series.
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Post by sms on Sept 12, 2007 13:56:33 GMT -5
My Uncle is "thingy" - My Aunt went to get his birthday cake last year and wanted it to read: "Happy Birthday, thingy!" - the bakery lady was SHOCKED and told her "We can't write THAT!" LOL. My Aunt had to explain it was really his name!
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Post by juliette on Sept 12, 2007 17:40:46 GMT -5
Thank you! So I wonder if you smite someone does it take a point from you and the other person? That would make sense! So fess up.... who did you smite Juli? ;D I tried to smite Brick to see what would happen. I would never smite him in real life because he'd probably kick my butt! On the other hand... I'm pretty fast!
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Post by recentarriver on Sept 12, 2007 18:11:24 GMT -5
Since this topic has strayed, I'll just add something funny ( I thought it was funny anyways) that happened to me with the automatic censor feature.
On the TMB I related the time someone got their words mixed up when they were telling the account of the rooster that crowed (Matt 26:34,75,etc). My description of the verse when mis-spoken was: "the crew c o c k e d" which was automatically changed to "the crew thingeyed". I described this person's bumbling efforts to get her words straight, while just making matters worse because she couldn't quote it correctly.
Thingy and thingeyed just appeared everywhere in my "story" when I reread my post . I laughed til my eyes teared up when I realized what had happened.
Some kindly guest followed up with the accurate translation of my post bypassing the censorship, of course.
RA
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Post by sms on Sept 12, 2007 18:38:00 GMT -5
LOL. I totally forgot about the censor. My Uncle's name is D-I-C-K. Not "thingy". LOL. And I'm sorry I've helped hijack this thread, Michelle. My bad!
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Post by Brick on Sept 12, 2007 20:52:36 GMT -5
I tried to smite Brick to see what would happen. I would never smite him in real life because he'd probably kick my butt! On the other hand... I'm pretty fast! I'm appalled! The nerve of you!
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Post by wanttobewithGod on Sept 13, 2007 14:25:25 GMT -5
Lol. np, sms. Funny, anyway! Mich
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Post by wanttobewithGod on Sept 13, 2007 19:00:45 GMT -5
I was just thinking...if anyone is into any one particular genre...maybe you could start a new thread with that genre...and authors/books you think are great in that particular arena? I know I would be interested to read the romance thread! Mich
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Post by no name on Sept 14, 2007 0:44:08 GMT -5
Books . . . . authors . . . . *sigh* I love reading, and I used to love writing. A long time ago, my aspiration was to be a writer, until school/college sapped every bit of creative writing energy from me. I will never forgive them for that . . . Anyway, a few authors (and books), off the top of my head, who strike me as awesome are as follows: J.K. Rowling (need I say more??) Nelson Demille (Any book from the John Corey series) Michael Connelly (Harry Bosch series) John Kellerman (Alex Delaware series) Kathleen Woodiwiss Judith MacNaught (sp?) Julie Garwood Nora Roberts Marius Gabriel ( Mask of Time - awesome novel - I have never forgotten it, even after reading it more than 10 years ago) P.J. Tracy (a mother & daughter team who have written about 4 - or 5 - novels with recurring characters) Jim Butcher (Harry Dresden novels) Jeff Lindsay (Darkly Dreaming Dexter - first book in the Dexter series; I haven't listened to book #2 yet, but I'm sure I'll like it) Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child (they've written numerous novels together with recurring characters) Tami Hoag I'm sure there's more I haven't mentioned . . .
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Post by wanttobewithGod on Sept 14, 2007 3:45:15 GMT -5
Thanks, No Name! I'm right there with you on the Nora, and up for trying some of the others. M.
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Post by Brick on Sept 14, 2007 5:54:03 GMT -5
John Kellerman (Alex Delaware series) Marius Gabriel ( Mask of Time - awesome novel - I have never forgotten it, even after reading it more than 10 years ago) Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child (they've written numerous novels together with recurring characters) I'm a fan of Dr. Delaware, and currently reading one of his exploits. I am intrigued by your mention of Mask of Time. I see that it is out of print. I kinda want to get it since I seem to have similar taste to you in books. I also am a fan of Preston and Child. I too, aspired to work in the literary field back when I was blinded by youth, but along came the pirates, and just look at me now. Far from anything I thought I'd ever be.
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Post by wanttobewithGod on Sept 14, 2007 6:40:46 GMT -5
Yep, joining the club AGAIN. I wanted to write at one point too. M.
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Post by caithintheaether on Sept 14, 2007 6:55:29 GMT -5
my falling-apart-at-the-seams books include ... A Suitable Boy An Evil Cradling The Red Tent
brain-candy choice is scifi/fantasy - OSCard ... Zelazny ... Kurtz ... Hambly
/c [sitting dreaming of a big squishy chair, an endless supply of milky hot chocolate, and an also-endless supply of books]
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Post by no name on Sept 15, 2007 1:15:27 GMT -5
John Kellerman (Alex Delaware series) Marius Gabriel ( Mask of Time - awesome novel - I have never forgotten it, even after reading it more than 10 years ago) Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child (they've written numerous novels together with recurring characters) I'm a fan of Dr. Delaware, and currently reading one of his exploits. I am intrigued by your mention of Mask of Time. I see that it is out of print. I kinda want to get it since I seem to have similar taste to you in books. I also am a fan of Preston and Child. I too, aspired to work in the literary field back when I was blinded by youth, but along came the pirates, and just look at me now. Far from anything I thought I'd ever be. "Blinded by youth" - is that what you call it? LOL! Well, I guess that the pirates got me good as well . . . . I'm right there with you in that I'm not quite what I expected I'd be! Alex Delaware is a new discovery for me; I've always heard of John Kellerman, but only recently started listening to the Alex Delaware series. I really liked it! Yes, Mask of Time is out of print - and if I remember correctly, the author of that book only published 4 novels. I read one of his other books years ago (have not yet read the remaining 2), but Mask of Time really had a great impact on me; I can't explain it - it was just one of those books that "stays with you", if you know what I mean. I think it was the whole WWII pseudo back story . . . Anyway, you can probably find the book at your local library, or someplace like eBay or Half.com. It does seem that we have similar taste in books. Do you have any recommendations other than what I already mentioned? I'm always open to new suggestions. WTBWG - yes, Nora Roberts is pretty good, but have you ever read Judith MacNaught (and for that matter, Laura Kinsale - forgot to mention her in my previous list)? I think that Judith MacNaught is about the only author who ever actually made me cry.
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Post by Brick on Sept 15, 2007 19:52:49 GMT -5
A couple that I read recently and really liked were Season of the Witch by Natasha Mostert, an intriguing mystery/love story and The Stolen Child by Keith Donohue, "a bedtime story for adults" is what one reviewer wrote. It's foundation is fantasy, but set in our world. I could hardly put it down. It deals with some real and raw emotional issues. The Rule of Four is a good one written by a team of first time writers that stunned me with some of their profound prose. The writing was great, plot intriguing, and an romantic twist thrown in for good measure.
The book that I have been calling my favorite for a while now is The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova. It was a bit love story, horror, and a lot of the DaVinci Code type historic research.
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